Lutwyche Cemetery
Established in 1878, Lutwyche Cemetery is an historic cemetery with limited family plot burials available.
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About Lutwyche Cemetery
Established in 1878, Lutwyche Cemetery is one of Brisbane’s oldest cemeteries.
The cemetery is designed in a grid-like layout, which was popular in the Victorian era. It has evolved to include newer forms of burial, such as the war and lawn cemeteries.
The oldest part of the cemetery is the first 2 sections, back from Gympie Road. The first burial here was a 5-year-old boy in 1878. His grave can be found between the shelter and the main drive.
Within the cemetery grounds is an early and intact shelter that was built in 1891. It’s also home to Sexton’s Residence, a large interwar timber house.
The cemetery has an important Commonwealth War Graves Commission burial section, which contains 389 World War II graves.
Lutwyche Cemetery is an historic cemetery of Brisbane, with limited burial options available.
Location
Lutwyche Cemetery
418 Gympie Road, Kedron Qld 4031 07 3403 8888 CB-CEM-TOOWONG@brisbane.qld.gov.au6am-6pm daily
Burial options
To view available burial options at Lutwyche Cemetery, request an appointment by emailing Council.
Family grave re-use
Burials in existing family graves may be available where a grave still has space, or the last burial was more than 30 years ago.
The re-use of family graves is only available to direct descendants or those related to the burial rights holder.
Learn more about re-using family graves.
Locating graves
The practice of marking numbers on headstones was introduced in the late 1900s.
As most of the graves at Lutwyche Cemetery are quite old, the majority of headstones do not have numbers marked on them. This makes finding graves at the cemetery difficult.
Carry out a location search to help you find a grave or memorial. Have the person’s first or surname, age and date of birth and/or death on hand.
The cemetery area map may help locate a site. The map shows the portions, roads and buildings in the cemetery grounds. Within each portion, there could be hundreds and thousands of graves.
To request a portion map, email Council.
